To: Jimmy Valentine
Yep. Got off easy. They did not want to tarnish his Life Magazine persona. Tearing down Bull Halsey would not be good for War Bond sales.
Of course, that did not stop the Navy Dept from a kangaroo court for the Indianapolis’ skipper over the Navy’s mistake.
31 posted on
06/01/2021 12:24:15 AM PDT by
llevrok
(I'm old enough to remember when the quarantine was to be 2 weeks)
To: llevrok
True. That poor captain carried guilt until he finally committed suicide a number of years later.
32 posted on
06/01/2021 12:41:52 AM PDT by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
To: llevrok
When the skipper of the Japanese sub that sank the Indianapolis joined the cause to clear the captain’s name, that says a lot.
33 posted on
06/01/2021 5:39:38 AM PDT by
M1903A1
("We shed all that is good and virtuous for that which is shoddy and sleazy...and call it progress" )
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